Washington Layoffs — April 2018

Employers in Washington submitted 9 WARN Act notices in April 2018, putting at risk an estimated 699 workers — up substantially from March and up 175% versus April 2017. The average filing covered 78 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 699 workers were affected across 9 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
King	4	250
Clark	2	238
Pierce	1	9

King saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 250 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Vancouver	2	238
Tukwila	2	202
Redmond	2	136
Renton	2	114
Sumner	1	9

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	226
Layoff	1	119

Closures accounted for 32% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Lionbridge	Vancouver	119	Layoff	2018-04-06
Lionbridge	Vancouver	119		2018-04-06
Jorgensen Forge	Tukwila	101	Closure	2018-04-20
Jorgensen Forge	Tukwila	101		2018-04-20
Sears	Redmond	68	Closure	2018-04-25
Sears	Redmond	68		2018-04-25
A.O. Smith	Renton	57	Closure	2018-04-13
A.O. Smith	Renton	57		2018-04-13
Marine View Beverage	Sumner	9		2018-04-27

Topping the list was Lionbridge at its Vancouver facility, reporting 119 affected workers. Lionbridge followed with 119 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Washington. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Washington WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.